title: Come Away Melindakey: Generalharp type: Chromaticgenre: Cskill: AnyOriginally written by Fred Hellerman and Fran Minkoff (The Weavers),this song has been performed by Judy Collins (1964), Uriah Heep, BobbyGentry, Theodore Bikel, Harry Belafonte, UFO, Tim Rose, Barry St.John, Kenny Rankin, Velvet Fogg, and The Big 3(with Mamma Cass).There are variations of lyrics and melody. I tabbed the attachedUriah Heep version.Intro-8 -7 -8 6 <-6 7 6-7 7 -7 <-6Gliss from -5 to:-8 -7 -8 6 <-6 7 6<-5 -4 <-5 <-6 -7(Key of G):-4 -4 -4 -3 -3 3 -4Dad-dy, Dad-dy, come and see3 3 -3 -3See what I found-3 -4 -4 4 -4 -3 -4 -3 3 -3A lit-tle ways a- way from here3 -3 3 2 2 -1 2While dig-ging in the ground<-2 3 <-2 3 <-2 -1Come a-way Me-lin-da<-2 <-2 <-2 -3 -3 -3Come in and close the door<-2 -4 -4It's no-thing,-3 -4 -3 <-2 -1just a pic-ture book-1 <-2 <-2 2 -1 <-2They had be-fore the war-4 -4 -4 -3 -3 <-2 -4Dad-dy, Dad-dy, come and see-1 2 <-2 -1 2Dad-dy come and look-4 -4 -4 4 -4Why, there's four or five-3 -3 -3 -3 3 -4Lit-tle Me-lin-da girls3 3 -3 <-2 2 2In-side my pic-ture book<-2 3 <-2 3 <-2 -1Come a-way Me-lin-da<-2 <-2 <-2 -3 -3 -3Come in and close the door-4 -4 -3 -4There were lots of-3 -4 <-2 2 -1lit-tle girls like you<-2 3 3 <-2 2 <-2 3Be-fore they had the war(Changes to Key of Eb)4 4 4 <-3 <-3 3 4Dad-dy, Dad-dy come and look2 3 -3 -4 3 -3Oh, Dad-dy Hur-ry do3 4 4 4 4 4 <4 4There's some-one in a pret-ty dress-2 3 <3 -2 -1 -1She's all grown up like you-2 -1 -1 -1 -2Won't you tell me why?<3 <2 3 <3 3 <-1Come a-way Me-lin-da<-1 2 <-1 3 3 3Come in and close the door<-5 -6 -6 -6 <-5 7 -6 7 -6 <-5That some-one is your mom- mie<-5 -6 7 7 7 7You had be-fore the war(Changes back to Key of G)-4 -4 -4 -3 -3 3 -3 -4 -3Dad-dy, Dad-dy, tell me if you can2 <-2 3 2 <-2 3 <-2 2Why can't things be the way they were3 <-2 2 2 -1 2Be-bore the war be-gan?<-2 3 <-2 3 <-2 -1Come a-way, Me-lin-da<-2 <-2 <-2 -3 -3 -3Come in and close the door-4 -4 -5 6 <-6The an-swer lies in-7 -8 <-6 6 -5 <-6yes-ter- day<-2 <-2 2 -1 <-2 <-2Be-fore they had the warAn additional verse, (poorly placed, in my opinion) after the oneabout "Mommie" is:Daddy, Daddy, come and seeSuch things I've never seenHappy faces all aroundAnd all the ground is greenCome away, MelindaCome in and close the doorThat's just the way it used to beBefore they had the war